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Chen Hsuan-yu 陈煊渝
Personal information
Country	Australia
Born	(1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31) Taichung, Taiwan
Residence	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	55 (26 November 2015)
Current ranking	73 (13 December 2022)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Australia Oceania Championships 2015 North Harbour Women's singles 2016 Papeete Women's singles 2017 Nouméa Women's singles 2018 Hamilton Women's singles 2019 Melbourne Women's singles 2020 Ballarat Women's singles 2022 Melbourne Women's singles 2015 North Harbour Women's doubles 2017 Nouméa Mixed doubles Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 Melbourne Mixed team Oceania Women's Team Championships 2018 Hamilton Women's team 2020 Ballarat Women's team
BWF profile

Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (Traditional Chinese: 陳煊渝; born 1 June 1993) is an Australian badminton player who has represented her country at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Career

Badminton was the family sport and all of Chen's family played. She excelled in her high school years and represented her school in both junior and senior Badminton events. She then turned professional and made her International debut for badminton in 2012.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chen made her Olympic debut representing Australia. Her opponents were Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk and Mauritius' Kate Foo Kune and in spite of a good contest she lost to both.

In 2017, Chen won the Casa Del Sole Nouméa International. In 2018, she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. In early 2020, she won the women's singles titles at the Oceania Championships in six consecutive years from 2015 to 2020.

Chen played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and was knocked out in the group stage after finishing second in her group.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	Joy Lai	21–18, 24–22	Gold
2016	Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti	Joy Lai	21–13, 21–15	Gold
2017	Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Tiffany Ho	21–18, 21–11	Gold
2018	Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	Louisa Ma	21–7, 21–14	Gold
2019	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Yingzi Jiang	17–21, 21–16, 23–21	Gold
2020	Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia	Louisa Ma	21–15, 21–11	Gold
2022	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Louisa Ma	21–17, 21–18	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	Louisa Ma	Leanne Choo Gronya Somerville	18–21, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Mitchell Wheller	Joel Findlay Gronya Somerville	12–21, 19–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	Maribyrnong International	Julia Wong Pei Xian	22–20, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Waikato International	Vũ Thị Trang	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Nouméa International	Joy Lai	21–16, 21–9	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	Maribyrnong International	Lin Shu-yu	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	22–20, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Sydney International	Sylvina Kurniawan	Hung En-tzu Lin Jhih-yun	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2021	Irish Open	Gronya Somerville	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	21–15, 14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2022	North Harbour International	Gronya Somerville	Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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20. Wong, Aaron (10 September 2017). "Sydney Int'l – 11-year wait for 2nd title". Badzine. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
21. Gonzalez Martinez, Sara (22 November 2021). "An Irish Open with a Dutch golden touch". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

• Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at BWFBadminton.com
• Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at Olympics.com
• Hsuan-Yu "Wendy" Chen at Olympedia (archive)
• Hsuan-Yu Chen at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Wendy Chen at Commonwealth Games Australia

• 1993 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Taichung
• Taiwanese emigrants to Australia
• Australian people of Taiwanese descent
• Sportspeople from Brisbane
• Sportswomen from Queensland
• Australian female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic badminton players for Australia
• Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
• People educated at Brisbane State High School
• 21st-century Australian sportswomen